SpongeBob SquarePants
American animated television series
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| April 18 2025 | Release of 'Nautical Nonsense: 25th Anniversary Tribute Album'. |
| April 2025 | John Debney confirmed to compose the film's musical score, having previously worked on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015). |
| April 2025 | Mark Hamill revealed he had secretly previously voiced the Flying Dutchman character during the fifth season of SpongeBob SquarePants, before being asked to reprise the role in the Search for SquarePants movie. |
| 2025 | SpongeBob SquarePants became the longest-running American children's animated series. |
| March 6 2025 | Release of 'Plankton: The Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'. |
| 2024 | SpongeBob's Crazy Carnival Ride, a dark ride shooter attraction, opens at Circus Circus Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| November 19 2024 | Planned release of SpongeBob SquarePants Complete 14th Season home video set in Region 1, containing 13 episodes. |
| October 15 2024 | Release of 'Another 100 Episodes' and 'The Best 300 Episodes Ever' DVD boxsets, covering episodes from later seasons. |
| August 26 2024 | The musical premiered at the HaTsafon Theatre in Haifa, a day later than initially planned. |
| August 25 2024 | The originally planned premiere at the HaTsafon Theatre in Haifa was canceled due to security concerns from the Israel–Hezbollah conflict. |
| August 14 2024 | A clip featuring the Hebrew version of 'Chop To The Top' was shared on Facebook by Amit Yagur Grossman, the actress playing Sandy Cheeks. |
| August 12 2024 | A behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the Hebrew version of the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song for the musical was shared online. |
| August 2 2024 | Release of 'Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'. |
| July 2024 | At San Diego Comic-Con, Mark Hamill announced he would play the Flying Dutchman, replacing Brian Doyle-Murray as the character's voice actor. |
| July 2024 | The fifteenth season of SpongeBob SquarePants premiered. |
| July 29 2024 | The production poster with full billing was released. |
| July 4 2024 | Nickelodeon Israel shared the first look at the main trio's costumes on their official TikTok page. |
| June 6 2024 | The Hebrew Theatre announced a Hebrew-speaking production of the SpongeBob SquarePants musical, revealing the main characters would be played by their original Hebrew voice actors. A casting call was released with auditions planned for June 17-18. |
| April 2024 | Regular voice cast including Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence confirmed to reprise their roles. Pam Brady and Lisa Stewart announced as producers. |
| January 21 2024 | The entire film 'Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie' was leaked on X (formerly Twitter) prior to its official release. |
| 2023 | Tom Kenny was nominated for Outstanding Voice Performance in a Children's or Young Teen Program for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants |
| December 5 2023 | Release of SpongeBob SquarePants Complete 13th Season home video set in Region 1, featuring 26 episodes and 'The Tidal Zone: A SpongeBob Universe Special'. |
| October 23 2023 | The film's release date is pushed back to December 19, 2025, due to the 2023 SAG-AFRTA strike, with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning taking the original May 2025 slot. |
| October 23 2023 | Film's release date changed to December 19, 2025, due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. |
| September 2023 | The series was renewed for its fifteenth season. |
| September 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants was renewed for its fifteenth season. |
| September 9 2023 | UK tour closed at the Theatre Royal Newcastle. |
| April 2023 | It was revealed that 'Saving Bikini Bottom' would be released in 2024 |
| April 2023 | Derek Drymon was hired to direct the film. |
| April 2023 | During Paramount Pictures' CinemaCon panel, the film's title 'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants' was announced, with Derek Drymon confirmed as director. |
| April 5 2023 | UK tour of the SpongeBob SquarePants musical commenced at the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton. |
| February 2023 | Netflix picked up distribution rights for 'Saving Bikini Bottom' with a planned 2023 release |
| January 26 2023 | Cast for the UK tour of the SpongeBob SquarePants musical was officially announced. |
| January 13 2023 | Rescheduled television premiere of SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone. |
| 2022 | Nominated for Favorite Animated Movie at the Kids' Choice Awards, but lost to Encanto. |
| 2022 | Tom Kenny was nominated for Outstanding Voice Performance in an Animated Program for his role as SpongeBob SquarePants |
| 2022 | Benjamin Arcand won the Individual Achievement in Animation award for the episode 'SpongeBob's Road to Christmas' |
| 2022 | SpongeBob SquarePants secured its sixth Primetime Emmy Award, demonstrating its long-standing quality and popularity in animated television programming. |
| December 17 2022 | The German-language tour of the SpongeBob SquarePants musical concluded, having performed across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with a fully translated production and redesigned costumes and set. |
| November 10 2022 | Film initially announced for theatrical release on May 23, 2025. |
| November 10 2022 | Fourth SpongeBob film initially given a release date of May 23, 2025. |
| October 24 2022 | Announcement of the SpongeBob SquarePants musical UK tour, detailing plans for performances across multiple cities. |
| October 1 2022 | The SpongeBob SquarePants musical began its first official international tour in German-speaking countries, launching in Berlin with a production co-produced by Nickelodeon and Showslot. |
| July 22 2022 | SpongeBob SquarePants Presents The Tidal Zone was first announced at Nickelodeon's San Diego Comic Con panel. |
| May 1 2022 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Rehydrated was released online, temporarily taken down due to copyright issues, and then restored following a trending #JusticeForSpongeBob hashtag. |
| February 2022 | During Nickelodeon's Investors call, CEO Brian Robbins announced plans for three character-driven spin-off films to be released exclusively on Paramount+, with the first premiering in 2023 |
| February 2022 | Official announcement of a new SpongeBob film with plans for theatrical release. |
| February 2022 | Fourth theatrical SpongeBob SquarePants film officially confirmed to be in development. |
| 2021 | EA Sports introduced a SpongeBob-themed level to the Yard section of Madden NFL 21. |
| 2021 | Two spin-off series, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years and The Patrick Star Show, premiered. |
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